Rice is mankind's largest food crop. People all over the world eat rice. In the United States, we each eat about 27 pounds of rice per year.
Rice grows once a year. Most of the rice is found in six states; Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, California and Texas.
There are three basic types of rice. Long grain rice is at least four times as long as it is wide. Medium grain rice is plump in shape and short grain rice is almost round.
One of the most nutritious foods available today, rice is low in calories, is fat, sodium and cholesterol free, and it provides you with lots of energy.
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